Stories. Short stories, long stories, interesting stories. If you love reading stories, this blog is for you. I have collected stories over a period of time and I upload one story every alternate day. These stories are not my own work but are a collection of interesting items and stories. Apart from stories I also upload any item which I feel is interesting or useful

Brief pause,“Uh okay then, this
is what I want you to do: put the phone down on the

table, run upstairs, knock on the bedroom door, and shout to mommy that daddy’s
car has just arrived at the gate.”

“Ok daddy just a minute….”

A while later the little girl
comes back to the phone, “Done it daddy.

””What happened honey?”

“Well, mommy got scared and
jumped out of the bed naked, ran round the room

screaming, tripped over, and knocked her head on the staircase, now she is not
moving at all.”

“What about Uncle Paul?” asked
Dad.

He jumped out the window into
the swimming pool, but I guess he didn’t know

you emptied the water last week. He hit the bottom and I think he’s dead.”

After a really long pause this
time…Daddy says, “Swimming pool, but we don’t have a

swimming pool! Is this 486-5731?”

“No, this is 486-5713”

“Sorry wrong number….!!!!” Says the man and cuts the phone

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Friday, July 19, 2013

Her hair was up in a ponytailHer favorite dress tied with a bowToday was Daddy's Day at schoolAnd she couldn't wait to go.But her mommy tried to tell her,That she probably should stay home.Why the kids might not understand,If she went to school alone.But she was not afraid;She knew just what to say.What to tell her classmatesOf why he wasn't there today.But still her mother worried,For her to face this day alone.And that was why once again,She tried to keep her daughter home.But the little girl went to school,Eager to tell them all.About a dad she never sees,A dad who never calls.There were daddies along the wall in back,For everyone to meetChildren squirming impatently,Anxious in their seats.One by one the teacher called,Each student from the class.To introduce their daddy,As seconds slowly passed.At last the teacher called her name,Every child turned to stare.Each of them was searching,For a man who wasn't there."Where's her daddy at?"She heard a boy call out."She probably doesn't have one"Another student dared to shout.And from somewhere near the back,She heard a daddy say,"Looks like another deadbeat dad,Too busy to waste his day."The words did not offened her,As she smiled up at her mom.And looked back at her teacher,Who told her to go on.And with hands behind her back,Slowly she began to speak.And out from the mouth of a child,Came words incredibly unique."My daddy couldn't be here,Because he lives so far away.But I know he wishes he could be,Since this is such a special day.And though you cannot meet him,I wanted you to know.All about my daddy,And how much he loves me so.He loved to tell me storiesHe taught me to ride my bike.He surprised me with pink roses,And taught me to fly a kite.We used to share fudge sundaes,and ice cream in a cone.And though you cannot see him,I'm not standing here alone.Cause my daddy's always with meEven though we are apart.I know because he told me,He'll forever be in my heart."With that, her little hand reached up,and lay across her chest.Feeling her own heartbeat,Beneath her favorite dress.And from somewhere in the crowd of dads,Her mother stood in tears.Proudly watching her daughter,Who was wise beyond her years.For she stood up for the loveOf a man not in her life.Doing what was best for her,Doing what was right.And when she dropped her hand back down,Staring straight into the crowd.She finished with a voice so soft,But its message clear and loud."I love my daddy very much,He's my shining star.And if he could he'd be here,But heaven's just too far.You see he was a firemanAnd died just this past year.When airplanes hit the towersAnd taught Americans to fear.But sometimes when I close my eyes,It's like he never went away."And then she closes her eyes,And saw him there that day.And to her mother's amazement,She witnessed with surprise.A room full of daddies and children,All starting to close their eyes.Who knows what they say before them,Who knows what they felt inside.Perhaps for merely a second,They saw him at her side."I know you're with me Daddy."To the silence she called out.And what happened next made believers,Of those once filled with doubt.Not one in that room could explain it,For each of their eyes had been closed.But there on the desk beside her,Was a fragrant long-stemmed pink rose.And a child was blessed, if only for a moment,By the love of her shining bright star.And given the gift of believing,That heaven is never too far

- From the poem Daddy's Day, by Cheryl Costello-Forshey

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

A man is driving down the road and his car breaks down near amonastery. He goes to the monastery, knocks on the door, andsays, "My car broke down. Do you think I could stay the night?"

The monks graciously accept him, feed him dinner, even fix hiscar. As the man tries to fall asleep, he hears a strange sound.A sound unlike anything he's ever heard before. The Sirens thatnearly seduced Odysseus into crashing his ship comes to his mind.He doesn't sleep that night. He tosses and turns trying to figureout what could possibly be making such a seductive sound.

The next morning, he asks the monks what the sound was, but theysay, "We can't tell you. You're not a monk." Distraught, the manis forced to leave.

Years later, after never being able to forget that sound, the mangoes back to the monastery and pleads for the answer again.

The monks reply, "We can't tell you. You're not a monk."

The man says, "If the only way I can find out what is making thatbeautiful sound is to become a monk, then please, make me a monk."

The monks reply, "You must travel the earth and tell us how manyblades of grass there are and the exact number of grains of sand.When you find these answers, you will have become a monk."

The man sets about his task.

After years of searching he returns as a gray-haired old man andknocks on the door of the monastery. A monk answers. He is takenbefore a gathering of all the monks.

"In my quest to find what makes that beautiful sound, I traveledthe earth and have found what you asked for: By design, the worldis in a state of perpetual change. Only God knows what you ask.All a man can know is himself, and only then if he is honest andreflective and willing to strip away self deception."

The monks reply, "Congratulations. You have become a monk. Weshall now show you the way to the mystery of the sacred sound."

The monks lead the man to a wooden door, where the head monk says,"The sound is beyond that door."

The monks give him the key, and he opens the door. Behind thewooden door is another door made of stone. The man is given thekey to the stone door and he opens it, only to find a door madeof ruby. And so it went that he needed keys to doors of emerald,pearl and diamond.

Finally, they come to a door made of solid gold. The sound hasbecome very clear and definite. The monks say, "This is the lastkey to the last door."

The man is apprehensive to no end. His life's wish is behindthat door! With trembling hands, he unlocks the door, turnsthe knob, and slowly pushes the door open. Falling to his knees,he is utterly amazed to discover the source of that hauntingand seductive sound......

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But, of course, I can't tell you what it is because you're nota monk.

- from ArcaMax Jokes/docs daily chuckles

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